Background
TENNEKES, Hendrik was born on December 13, 1936 in Kampen. Son of late Cornells Tennekes and of Harmpje Noordman.
TENNEKES, Hendrik was born on December 13, 1936 in Kampen. Son of late Cornells Tennekes and of Harmpje Noordman.
Delft Technology University.
He is known for his work in the fields of turbulence and multi-modal forecasting. He authored the textbooks The Simple Science of Flight: From Insects to Jumbo Jets and A First Course in Turbulence with John L. Lumley. The book "A First Course in Turbulence", is a classic that logs more than 2,000 citations on Google Scholar.
Tennekes has stressed the limited predictability of complex systems and the limited value of predictions based on scientific modeling.
In an interview in the Dutch paper De Telegraaf, Tennekes says he was ousted from his position at the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute due to his skepticism over climate change. After publishing a column critical of climate model accuracy, Tennekes says he was told "within two years, you"ll be out on the street".
Royal Netherlands Academy, of Sciences.
Married Olga Vanderpot in 1964.